Rail traffic at the Port of Gothenburg has had a record year. Following the signing of a long-term agreement with the shunting operator Protrain, a new piece in the puzzle is now in place with expansion of rail transport to and from the Port of Gothenburg set to continue. Rail volumes at the Port of […]
Cooperation on condition-based and predictive maintenance is extended to the end of 2024 and now also includes 130 Vectron locomotives. DB Cargo AG has extended the cooperation agreement with Siemens Mobility concluded in 2019 by a further three years. The cooperation in the field of digital services now covers nearly 300 locomotives. Along with the […]
Hitachi Rail has signed a contract to install new digital signalling technologies on board two yellow maintenance trains operated by Swedish rail maintenance company Infranord. The digitisation of these vehicles will help Infranord to better maintain rail infrastructure across the region. The trains, referred to as “Tb locos”, are used to safely and reliably maintain […]
Brightline, the only provider of modern, eco-friendly, intercity rail in America, has completed its first major construction zone (Zone 2) on its 170-mile extension from West Palm Beach to Orlando International Airport (OIA). One of four zones along this extension, Zone 2 is a 3.5-mile-long section on Brightline’s corridor leading into OIA and represents one […]
Stadler and the Regionalverkehre Start Deutschland GmbH signed a delivery contract for 20 vehicles of the type FLIRT for use in the Maas–Wupper network. This was based on a commission sent to the Regionalverkehre Start Deutschland GmbH – aka start – by the Traffic Association Rhein–Ruhr AöR (VRR) and the Local Traffic Association Westfalen–Lippe (NWL). […]
The replacement of Torbay Road bridge in Paignton is expected to take an additional month to complete due to supply chain issues. Network Rail is disappointed to have to notify local residents and businesses that its project to replace the life-expired bridge over Torbay Road in Paignton is now expected to be completed on Friday […]
The first few months of testing the hybrid Régiolis trainset have been conclusive. The recycling and reuse of braking energy will reduce the train’s energy consumption by up to 20%. The commercial service will start in the second quarter of 2023 with services in the territories of each of the four partner regions. A zero-emission […]
Footage shows the seven-day operation to prepare for the installation of the Marston Box rail bridge over the M42 The team worked around the clock to deliver intricate programme Newly released time-lapse footage shows complex preparation work for HS2’s Marston Box bridge over the M42 during a week’s closure of a section of the motorway […]
The first stage of work to improve the gateway to and from York’s famous railway station is now taking place on Queen Street. The ambitious York Station Front scheme will completely transform the station frontage, providing an improved transport interchange, as well as revamping the public space around the station. The scheme aims to encourage more people […]
25 Multilevel III Cars Increase Capacity in Support of the Portal North Bridge Project; Improve Reliability; Enhance the Customer Experience The NJ TRANSIT Board of Directors today approved the purchase of 25 additional Multilevel III rail cars. The purchase exercises options on the original December 2018 contract with Alstom for the purchase of 113 new […]
